to compete with — English conjugation

Frequency#16326Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

Pronoun	English
I	compete with
you	compete with
he/she/it	competes with
we	compete with
you (pl.)	compete with
they	compete with

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

Pronoun	English
I	competed with
you	competed with
he/she/it	competed with
we	competed with
you (pl.)	competed with
they	competed with

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

Pronoun	English
I	am competing with
you	are competing with
he/she/it	is competing with
we	are competing with
you (pl.)	are competing with
they	are competing with

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

Pronoun	English
I	was competing with
you	were competing with
he/she/it	was competing with
we	were competing with
you (pl.)	were competing with
they	were competing with

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

Pronoun	English
I	have competed with
you	have competed with
he/she/it	has competed with
we	have competed with
you (pl.)	have competed with
they	have competed with

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

Pronoun	English
I	had competed with
you	had competed with
he/she/it	had competed with
we	had competed with
you (pl.)	had competed with
they	had competed with

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

Pronoun	English
I	will compete with
you	will compete with
he/she/it	will compete with
we	will compete with
you (pl.)	will compete with
they	will compete with

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

Pronoun	English
I	will be competing with
you	will be competing with
he/she/it	will be competing with
we	will be competing with
you (pl.)	will be competing with
they	will be competing with

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

Pronoun	English
I	will have competed with
you	will have competed with
he/she/it	will have competed with
we	will have competed with
you (pl.)	will have competed with
they	will have competed with

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

Pronoun	English
I	would compete with
you	would compete with
he/she/it	would compete with
we	would compete with
you (pl.)	would compete with
they	would compete with